The duel
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Saint Kitts and Nevis fits inside Dominica 2.9 times
Dominica: 751 km² (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 261 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Dominica’s coastline is 10% longer than Saint Kitts and Nevis’
Dominica: 148 km (2026 edition) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 135 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Dominica’s highest peak towers 291 m above Saint Kitts and Nevis’
Dominica: 1,447 m (2026 edition) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1,156 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 33% of Dominica, versus 23% of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 32.6% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 23% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Dominica has 40% more people than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 65,871 (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2 times as densely populated as Dominica
Dominica: 88 per km² (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 180 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Dominica are 6.4 cm taller than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 180.2 cm (2019) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 173.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Dominica are 4.1 cm taller than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 166.9 cm (2019) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 162.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Dominica is 0.27 years older than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 35.6 years (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 35.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Saint Kitts and Nevis and Dominica are practically level
Dominica: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1.53 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Dominica are 65 or older, versus 12% in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 13.2% (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 11.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Dominica: 0 per 1,000 (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many official languages?
Dominica and Saint Kitts and Nevis are practically level
Dominica: 1 (2026) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Saint Kitts and Nevis’ economy is 64% larger than Dominica’s
Dominica: $724 million (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: $1.18 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Saint Kitts and Nevis produces 62% more per person than Dominica
Dominica: Int$22,713 (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: Int$36,777 (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Dominica: no data · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 15% (2020)
How expensive is it?
Saint Kitts and Nevis’ price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Dominica’s
Dominica: 48% (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 69% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 2.6 times as much on health per person as Dominica
Dominica: $492 (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: $1,295 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Saint Kitts and Nevis live 0.99 year longer than in Dominica
Dominica: 71.3 years (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 72.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Dominica is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 33.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 13.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 2.7 times as many doctors per person as Dominica
Dominica: 1.2 per 1,000 (2018) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 3.1 per 1,000 (2018)
How many hospital beds are there?
Saint Kitts and Nevis and Dominica are nearly identical here
Dominica: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
48% of adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis are obese, versus 33% in Dominica
Dominica: 32.9% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 47.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis drink 13% more alcohol than in Dominica
Dominica: 7.3 litres (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 8.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 3% more meat per person than Dominica
Dominica: 86.4 kg (2022) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 88.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Dominica has 426 kcal more food per person per day than Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 3,278 kcal (2022) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 2,852 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Saint Kitts and Nevis went to school 0.72 years longer than in Dominica
Dominica: 10.1 years (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Saint Kitts and Nevis welcomed 87% more tourists per resident than Dominica (2019)
Dominica: 0.91 (2022) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1.71 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Dominica and Saint Kitts and Nevis are practically level
Dominica: 1 (2026) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Dominica has won 1 Olympic medal, Saint Kitts and Nevis none
Dominica: 1 (2026 edition) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Dominica are online, versus 77% in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 82% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Dominica is 20% faster than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 195 Mbps (2026) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 162 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Dominica and Saint Kitts and Nevis are practically level
Dominica: 100% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
74% of people in Dominica live in cities, versus 32% in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 74% (2025) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Saint Kitts and Nevis has 119 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Dominica 85
Dominica: 85 (2022) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 119 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 76% of Dominica, but only 42% of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 76.4% (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 42.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Dominica
Dominica: 2.6 t (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 5.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
13% of Dominica’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.7% in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 13.3% (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 8.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Dominica carries 34% more fine dust than in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Dominica: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 6.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.4 times as likely to be murdered in Saint Kitts and Nevis as in Dominica
Dominica: 27.1 per 100k (2023) · Saint Kitts and Nevis: 64.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Dominica bigger than Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Dominica is larger. Saint Kitts and Nevis fits inside Dominica 2.9 times.
Which has more people, Dominica or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Dominica has 40% more people than Saint Kitts and Nevis (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Dominica or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
People in Saint Kitts and Nevis live 0.99 year longer than in Dominica. Life expectancy at birth is 71.3 years in Dominica and 72.3 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Are people taller in Dominica or Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Men in Dominica are 6.4 cm taller than in Saint Kitts and Nevis (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).